Lafayette 24 Hour Booking Database
Lafayette 24 hour booking records are available through the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office. The city has both a police department and a parish sheriff, and each handles different parts of the arrest and booking process. The sheriff runs the jail and jail and posts booking data online through a 365Labs portal that shows the most recent 72 hours of bookings. If someone was arrested in Lafayette, that is the first place to check. The system also ties into VINE notifications so you can track changes in an inmate's custody status. Whether the arrest came from city police or parish deputies, the booking record goes through the booking process at the same sheriff's office system.
Lafayette Quick Facts
Lafayette Police and 24 Hour Booking
The Lafayette Police Department is at 900 E University Ave. Call (337) 291-8600 for general questions. LPD handles arrests inside the city limits. The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office covers the wider parish and runs the jail. The sheriff's main office is at 316 W Main St with a phone number of (337) 232-9211. You can also reach the corrections division by email at corrections@lafayettesheriff.com.
When LPD makes an arrest, the inmate is brought to the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center at 916 Lafayette St for booking. The sheriff's staff process the booking from there. They take fingerprints, photos, and log all charges. A bond is set. The information then goes into the online booking system. This setup means the sheriff holds the booking records for all Lafayette arrests, whether they came from city police or parish deputies.
Search Lafayette 24 Hour Booking Records Online
Lafayette Parish uses a 365Labs portal to publish recent bookings. The inmate list at 365Labs shows every inmate booked in the last 72 hours. You can browse the inmate list or search by name. each booking entry shows the inmate's name, booking date, charges, and bond amount. The page updates often and pulls from live jail data.
The 365Labs portal shown above lists recent bookings at the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center. It is the main public-facing tool for checking who was booked in Lafayette. The system also connects to VINE notifications. You can register to get custody alerts when an inmate is released, transferred, or has a change in status. This is free and open to anyone.
The sheriff's office also publishes a daily arrest report on the Lafayette Sheriff website. You can subscribe to get the booking report by email each day. It includes the inmate's name, age, charges, arresting agency, and incident number. This is a good resource if you want to follow arrests in Lafayette on an ongoing basis.
Lafayette Parish 24 Hour Booking and Fees
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Records Division is at 303 West Vermilion St. Call (337) 236-5845 to reach them. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:45 PM. Friday hours are 8:00 AM to 11:45 AM. You can email booking records requests to recordsrequest@lafayettesheriff.com.
The sheriff's office has a detailed fee schedule for records. Daily booking arrest reports cost $10.00. Incident and initial reports are $10.00. Criminal record copies run $25.00. Copies of documents or photos cost $1.00 per record page. Body worn camera and dash camera videos are $30.00 each. Audio recordings cost $1.00 per minute plus a $10.00 surcharge for the storage media. These record fees apply to formal records requests.
You can submit requests in person, by email, or by mail. Mail goes to Captain John Mowell at the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, P.O. Box 3508, Lafayette, LA 70502. The sheriff's office notes that requests sent any other way may not be accepted.
Note: The online 365Labs booking search is free, but formal records requests for copies of arrest reports carry fees.
Lafayette 24 Hour Booking and Louisiana Law
Booking records in Lafayette are public under La. R.S. 44:1. Anyone can request them. You do not need to give a reason. However, the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office notes that criminal records are generally considered privileged and do not become public until a case is adjudicated or settled. That means while the booking record itself is public, some investigative reports and supplemental documents may be held back until the case is resolved.
Specific exemptions apply under La. R.S. 44:3. Records identifying confidential sources, juvenile offenders, undercover officers, or victims of sexual offenses are not released. Security procedures and investigative techniques stay confidential too. These are standard exemptions across Louisiana. Once a case reaches a final disposition, more of the records become available to the public as booking records.
Louisiana's criminal history system is closed to the public under La. R.S. 15:587. The LACCH records at State Police are only for authorized users. Individuals can review their own history under La. R.S. 15:588 by scheduling a fingerprint appointment through the Louisiana Applicant Processing System.
Lafayette Jail and Visitation
The Lafayette Parish Correctional Center is at 916 Lafayette St. Call (337) 236-5400 for jail information. The visitation center is at 220 West Willow St, Building D. Check the sheriff's website for current visitation schedules and rules. Visitation policies change from time to time, so it helps to call ahead.
For state resources, the DPS&C offender locator tracks people transferred to state prison. The VINELink system covers both local jails and state facilities. You can use it to get alerts by phone, email, or text when an inmate's custody status changes.
Lafayette Parish Booking Resources
Lafayette is the parish seat of Lafayette Parish. The sheriff handles all jail operations and booking for the area. For complete parish-level details and additional search tools, check the Lafayette Parish page.
Nearby Cities With Booking Info
New Iberia is the closest qualifying city to Lafayette with its own booking information page:
New Iberia is in Iberia Parish, about 20 miles south of Lafayette. It has a separate sheriff's office handling bookings and records.